Tire.



J. 0. TAYLOR.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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tNVENTOR M ATTORNEY J. G. TAYLOR.

TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1906.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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. 1 w I a INVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED g w'fiENT reins.

TIRE

No. 920,216. Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed May 4-, 1969.

Application filed June 11, 1906. Serial No. 321,208.

To all whom it may concern: Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my im Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. TAYLOR, a roved tire, Fig. 2 is a transverse section on citizen of the United States, residing in the hue 2-2 of Fig. 1, Figs. 3 and 4 are views borough of Brooklyn, city and State of New similar to Figs. 1 and 2 showing a modifica- 5 York, have invented certain newand useful tion, Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs.

Improvements in. Tires, of which the follow- 1 and 2 showing a further modification and i11 is a specification. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of one of the I his invention relates to tires for the plates of an inner tube section. wheels of vehicles and its object is to pro- Referring'to these drawings, 1 indicates p vide a tire which, while possessing the req'uithe folly of the wheel which may be in two site strength and resiliency, can be manuparts and may be heldtogether and on theum factured at a much less cost than tires of the -of the wheel by adjustable clamps 2. The types now in general use. tire is supported on this folly and consists of I he invention contemplates securing the an outer. tube 3 and an inner tube made 15 necessary resiliency by mechanical means up of a plurality of metallic tube-sections.

rather than by inflating the'tube or the inner The outer tube or shoe 3 may be of any of one of two tubes as in this way, not only is the types now in use and may have ribs at its the cost of the completed tire reduced but sides ada ted to enter corresponding grooves alldan er of disabling the tire by puncture in the telly to clench the shoe thereto and 20 is avoided. hold it agalnst displacement under the sei In accordance with In invention, an outer Vere strain to which it is subjected. Or, the tube or slioe is employs which maybe simishoe may be annular in cross-section as l lar tothose now in common use or'of a type shown in the drawings, the tube being made better adapted for use with the other parts 0 en at one point for insertion of the parts 5' of my invention as hereinafter described. 0 the sectional inner tube and this open- VVithin this outer tube or shoe is a sectional ing being afterward sealed, as by vulcaninner tube consisting of a lurality of tubeizing. Preferably, however, the tire is conseotions of sheet-metal so ormed and posistructed by assembling the parts of the in tioned as to yieldingly support the tread of her tube and then molding the outer tube or 30 the shoe. Each of these'tube-sections may shoe thereon. I be formed in two parts, the ends thereof Each of the sections of the inner tube conbeing interlocked or riveted together and, "sists of two sheet metal plates secured tobeing of sheet-metal, they can be stamped gcther in any suitable manner as by inter out rapidly and at small cost. In order to locking, brazing, or riveting their engaging 5 hold thetube sections against displacement, edges. The tread plate l for a section is I may provide spacers for holding the tube shown in perspective in Fig. 7; it consists of a sections in their pro er relative positions; silent-metal punching of greatest width at preferably, however, i arrange the tube secthe middle thereof and 'tapcring somewhat in 'tions side by side to forin a complete tube either direction from this line of greatest I 40 and in this case, I provide teeth integral with width to the edges so that when the sections the sections which teeth may be bent at a are assembled the lateral edges of adjacent right angle thereto to revent the sections sections will be in engagement throughout from telescoping one wit iin another. If it is their entire length, as shown in'Fig. 1. On

desired to make the tube sections of thin both sides of the plate are lntegralteeth 5 '45 metal, such that there would be danger of which are bent at an angle of substantially their collapsing if not provided with addininety degrees to the body of the )late as .tional strengthening'means, I may provide shown. The plate thus formed is bent to one or more springswithin each tube section the curvature shown in Fig. 2 and its ends to assist in holding its outer wall in normal sprung under flanges (i on the other plate 7 position and in returning it to that position of the section which is also a sheet-metal should itjbedepressed. punching and is curved somewhat between 'My invention'will be better understood the flanges 6. The overlapping edges of tho byreferenoe to the accompanying drawings two dates may be secured together by rivets which show the preferred embodiment there 8 or y brazing or interlocking. A plurality 55 of and in which of tube sections 4 thus constructed, are ar- .and mending punctures is avoided.

ranged within shoe 3 side by side so that the lateral edges of each section and the teeth thereon engage those of the adjacent sections, as shown in Fig. i.

done by assembling the. tube sections and inolding the outer tube upon the sectional inher one. The tire may then be positioned 'on the felly of the wheel in the usual way, as

The form of m invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 di ers from that above described only in that spiral springs 10 are rovided between the plates 4 and 7. T ese s rings are arranged radially of the wheel so t at when obstructions in the roadway depress the tread of the tire, they will assist the lates 4. to force-the tread of shoe3 back to its normal position. The springs are positioned by lugs 11 one on each of the plates of a tube section. In this form of my invention, the plates '4 and 7 may be made of lighter metal. v I

In-Fi s. 5 and 6 is shown a modification in which t e sections of the inner tube are not side-by side but are spaced apart by lugs formed inte ml with and dependin from the under side of the shoe 3. These ugs 12 extend down between each pair of adjacent inner tube sections and hold the sections in their roper relative positions, the teeth at the si es of the sections preventing the edges thereof from cutting the material oi the lugs. These lugs also assist in supporting and cushioning the movement of the tread of the tire, for. when the tread is depressed by ohstructions in the roadway an unusual amount, the ends of the lugs are brought into engagement with the opposite side of the tire and permit of further movement to only a slight extent, thus relieving the metallic tube section of excessive strain and. as-

This is preferably sisting in returning the tread to normal position when the obstruction is passed.

Having described my invention hat l claim as new and dcsirc to secure by liettols Patent is 1. A tire having an outer tube and a plurality of resilient, non-inflatable, suhstantially cylindrical tube-sections lying end to end within said tube, said sections being formed of sheet-motal and having integral, inwardly turned teeth at each end thereof to preventthe sections from telescoping, substantially asset forth.

2. A tire having an outer tube and aplurality of resilient, non-inflatable, tube-sections therein, each of said sections consisting of two sheet-metahplatee united at their edges and each section having integral, in- -wardly turnedtceth at its end, substantially as set forth.

3. A tire having an outer tube. a plurality of resilient, non-iniiatable, tube-scctions lying end to end within said tube each formed of two sheet-metal plates united at their edges and each having integral, inwardly turned teeth at the ends thereof, and a spring in each of said sections extending be tween 0 )positc sides thereof, suhstanl ially as set tort '1.

4. A tire having an outer'tubo and a plurality of resilient, noninflatable metallic tube-sections therein, each having integral inwardly-turned teeth at each end thereof, a spiral spring in each of said sections, and bosses on opposite walls of each section for positioning the ends of the spring, suhstan-- tially' as described.

5. A tire having an outer tube and a plurality of resilient, non-inflatable, metallic tube-sections therein each having integral inwardly-turned teeth at its ends and a spiral spring between the opposite walls, and each of said sections consisting of two sheet-metal plates, one having flanges at its. lateral edges engaged by thclateral edgcsof the other plate, substantially as described.

' This specification signed and witnessed this 4th day'ol June, @906.

JOSEPH (l. TAYLOR.

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